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Observations from my trip to India

Version One Ventures

With the right product or service for the Indian market and strong execution, an “India for India” start-up can see incredible growth. India for the world” has traditionally focused on outsourcing and leveraging cost advantages, from customer service to product development.

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Don’t hire people you know!

David Teten

We are thus more likely to befriend those people, we are more likely to develop strong ties to them, and even eventually to marry one of those people. [1] This is dangerous, the author argues, to the development of an adaptable, thoughtful culture. article discusses our tendency to hire people who look and think like we do.

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The open API secret

Start Up Blog

It is also a system where web companies ‘open up’ their platform for external non affiliated software developers to create applications on. Existing web companies get their new product development for free. applications. Entrepreneurs get a shot at being acquired by the firms whose API they focus on.

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Don’t hire people you know!

David Teten

We are thus more likely to befriend those people, we are more likely to develop strong ties to them, and even eventually to marry one of those people. [1] This is dangerous, the author argues, to the development of an adaptable, thoughtful culture. article discusses our tendency to hire people who look and think like we do.

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Seven Things Your Customers Can Do Better Than You

YoungUpstarts

You take that money and invest a good portion of it in traditional sales and marketing efforts — including product developers, creative people, and salespeople, all of whom are paid to figure out what buyers want and to say good things about your company — in a quest to get even more customers. In return, the customers pay you money.

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23 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I monetize the site with Google AdSense and with a Grammarly affiliate program. My expertise in product development and project management came after working as a consultant in many industries. Since January of 2020 when we began, we’ve gone from 0 to 30,000 unique visitors per month. Photo credit: Jessica Randhawa.

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Unique Benefits of Social Media Marketing that You Probably Never Knew

The Startup Magazine

You can even break these targets further based on attributes, such as the app they use, political affiliations, and life events. Therefore, their sentiments can be implemented immediately by your product development team to deliver higher value.